Power Boost

[mossy65]

Anyone ever tried a mod to the inlet temp sensor to boost bhp?

Solware sell a kit (resistor) that you use to short between the pins on the plug to the ITS.

I purchased one but am hesitant to try it out?

[gregers]

why dont you try it?THEN LET US KNOW.

[insider]

This is just another one of those engine "mods" that fool the ECU into thinking the intake air is cooler (denser) than it actually is so more fuel is supplied to the engine. The result will be an over-rich mixture and increased fuel consumption. Modern engines are finely tuned to be as efficient as possible and to remain within emissions limits. In fact, the ECU will probably try to compensate by reducing the fuelling again when the lambda sensor tells it the mixture is too rich. It might even throw up a fault code thinking the intake air temp. sensor is giving a faulty reading!

As always if it was this cheap and simple to increase power without any long-term ill effects then the Manufacturers themselves would be doing it. This mod is likely to do more harm than good.